Bears, Friendship, Social Skills, Beginner Readers 

I Like to Read® Books for Beginning Readers•     More than 70 fun-to-read books for new readers•    Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards•    Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors•    Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers Poor Sam! He wants to play with the big kids. "You are too small," they tell him. "Go home." They hide from Sam, then they won't let him play in their fort. But when the big kids need help, who saves the day? Sam, of course!  New readers will relate to being excluded by older kids, and they'll cheer for Sam when he shows that he can help, even though he's not big. Watercolor illustrations with pen-and-ink highlight the subtle emotions in this charming book. - from Amzon